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Six pivotal battlegrounds in 2024 US presidential election – Times of India

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump clinched enough support last week to become the standard-bearers for their parties in November’s presidential election.Under the US Constitution, each of the 50 states holds its own vote for the next commander-in-chief and candidates are awarded “electors” from each state according to its size.With candidates needing 270 electors to win the White House, elections tend to be decided in the…

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Netanyahu Agrees To Send Israeli Officials To Washington To Discuss Prospective Rafah Operation – News18

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “We’ve arrived at a point where each side has been making clear to the other its perspective,” Sullivan said. The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu’s plan to carry out an operation…

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Israel says 20 terrorists killed at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Israel’s military said 20 Palestinian terrorists were killed Monday and dozens detained during a raid on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital. Soldiers rolled in with tanks and air strikes hit the area around the Hamas-ruled territory’s biggest medical centre, a complex crowded with patients and displaced people. “Twenty terrorists have been eliminated at Al-Shifa hospital thus far in various engagements, and dozens of apprehended suspects are currently in questioning,” the…

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What do FTAs with European countries signal? | Explained

The story so far: The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) is the latest in India’s recent Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). As its name suggests, the thrust of the FTA is deeper economic engagement with the EFTA ( European Free Trade Association) countries — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. It heralds the westward tilt of India’s FTAs, being the first with any European country and the western world. What…

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Israel asks World Court not to order new measures over Gaza hunger – Times of India

THE HAGUE: Israel has asked the (ICJ) not to issue emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to Gaza to address a looming famine, dismissing South Africa‘s request to do so as “morally repugnant”. In a legal filing to the United Nations’ top court, made public on Monday, Israel said it “has real concern for the humanitarian situation and innocent lives, as demonstrated by the actions it…

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Shelling kills two in Russian border region

Ukrainian shelling killed two people near Russia’s border city of Belgorod on Monday, bringing the total number of dead in the region since last week to 13, authorities said. Attacks on Russian territory intensified in the run up to weekend elections that extended President Vladimir Putin’s rule into the 2030s. “After air defences repelled an air attack by the Ukrainian army, two people were killed and four injured in…

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Xi Jinping says Putin’s re-election ‘fully reflects’ support of Russian people

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China congratulated Vladimir Putin on March 18 on winning Russia’s presidential election and said the strategic relationship between the two countries will continue to strengthen. Mr. Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already…

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Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in “reckless” air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government’s spokesman said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country. At “around 3:00 am (2230 GMT Sunday), Pakistani aircraft bombarded…

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Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ about to crack as saltwater levels rise

A farmer looking at his crop in a field in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, known as the country’s rice bowl’. | Photo Credit: AFP Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported on March 17, citing new research. The damage would likely centre on the Mekong Delta region, known as “Vietnam’s rice bowl” because it provides food…

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Niger junta ends US military deal, seeks troops’ exit – Times of India

Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement that let US military staff operate from a $110 million drone base, paving the way for Russian troops to move in. The military leaders revoked the deal with “immediate effect,” seen as ending the US presence in the sub-Saharan country. The decision is a setback to Washington, which had been forced to suspend operations at Air Base 201 in Agadez after a July…

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Biden Campaign Has Amassed $155M In Cash On Hand For 2024 Campaign And Raised $53M Last Month – News18

Last Updated: March 18, 2024, 00:30 IST Read all latest and breaking World News on News18.com President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the inhand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent,…

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US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation

The U.S. military has hundreds of troops stationed at a major airbase in northern Niger that deploys flights over the vast Sahel region where jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States scrambled on March 17 to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its years-long military cooperation…

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Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

WARSAW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday. Ever since the previously little-known KGB agent became president on New Year’s Eve 1999, he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel, banning any real opposition and turning Russia into an authoritarian…

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Russia boosts navy firepower to counter Ukrainian drone attacks – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Russia on Sunday ordered increased firepower and training for its navy to combat Ukrainian drones attacking “from the air and by uncrewed boats”“There must be training for personnel every day. Training on how to repel attacks from the air and by uncrewed boats,” defence minister Sergei Shoigu said.Shoigu has “ordered the installation of additional firepower, large-calibre machine gun systems to defeat enemy drones,” the official statement said.The…

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US suspect in custody after fatal shootings of 3 family members

TRENTON, UNITED STATES: An “extremely dangerous” suspect was taken into custody in New Jersey on Saturday after allegedly shooting dead three family members, authorities said, following an hours-long effort to detain him. Andre Gordon, 26, “surrendered peacefully,” Trenton Police Department spokesperson Lisette Rios told AFP, after a trail of violence that triggered shelter-in-place orders in two states. Authorities said Gordon, who is believed to be homeless, began the day by…

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Musk’s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for U.S. intelligence agency, sources say

SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies. The network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), an intelligence agency that manages…

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‘Bloodbath for whole country’: Trump warns if he loses US presidential elections – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Donald Trump on Saturday said that November’s presidential elections would be “most important date” in US history, warning of a “bloodbath for the whole” if he does not win the elections.Addressing a rally in Ohio, Trump said, “The date — remember this, November 5 — I believe it’s going to be the most important date in the history of our country.”“Now if I don’t get elected it’s…

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Russian Baltic Fleet Holds Drills In “NATO Lake,” Neutralises “NATO Submarine” With Ka-27 Choppers – News18

Russia conducted extensive military drills in the Baltic to master anti-submarine warfare. Russian patrol ship ‘Neustrashimy’ and corvettes ‘Soobrazitelny’, ‘Boykiy’, and ‘Stoikiy’ carried out the exercise in the Baltic Sea. The exercise featured an enemy submarine that was tasked with destroying the Russian ships while hiding close to one of the Baltic Fleet’s naval groups. The warships were joined by the fleet’s Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopters to locate, track, and…

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